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History: Formed at Norwich in August 1917. | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
On an ogress a hexagon voided argent.<br> | |||
Motto: Noctu diuque venamur | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
A device used in both World Wars is indicative of night-time operations. The Motto translates as ”We hunt by night and day”. The Badge was approved in January 1943 | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from picclick.com. Information from Knights of the Sky Badges and Markings of the Royal Air Force Part Five: Numbered Flying Squadrons by B.R. Holliss and R. Symons. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from picclick.com | |||
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[[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | [[Category:Air Force heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1943]] | |||